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#COVID19Vaccine Could Be Rolled Out in UK Within Next 3 Months

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The #COVID19Vaccine developed by scientists at the #OxfordUniversity, which is currently in advanced stages of the trial, could be rolled out in as little as three months in the UK, a report said.

According to the Times, a mass roll-out of a #coronavirusvaccine could be completed in as little as three months, raising the prospect of every adult in the country receiving a jab as early as Easter.

Scientists working on the #OxfordVaccine hope it could be approved by regulators before the start of next year, with some health officials estimating that every adult could receive a dose within six months.

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Government sources involved in making and distributing the vaccines told The Times that they expected a full programme, which would exclude children, could take six months or less after approval, and would probably be significantly quicker.

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Meanwhile, European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Thursday it has started reviewing data on AstraZeneca and Oxford University's potential COVID-19 vaccine in real-time—the first of such moves aimed at speeding up any approval process in the region for a vaccine.

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According to the reports, the agency has raised the chances of the British vaccine, which is seen as leading the race for a successful vaccine against COVID-19.

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The vaccine has been developed by Oxford University and British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca.

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Also, the @SerumInstIndia has tied up with @AstraZeneca to produce doses of the vaccine in India. The trials will be conducted on 1,600 participants across the country.

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